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Marco Polo meets Kublai Kahn in China
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Caravel makes it possible to sail against the wind
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Desire for contact with Asia
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Prince Henry founds navigation school
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Portuguese have trading posts along the coast of Africa
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Dias sails around southern tip of Africa
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Christopher Columbus tries to find a fast route to Asia but finds Americas instead.
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Treaty of Tordesillas- Pope divides Americas between Spain and Portugal
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De Gama returns to Portugal with valuable cargo
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Portugal captures Goa, port city in India
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Portugal seizes Malacca
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Dutch have more ships than any other nation
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The English and Dutch begin to move to Asia
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Dutch set up headquarters at Batavia
